The Anniversary Party
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Metascore
56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Summary: Taking place over the course of one night, The Anniversary Party is a serio-comic, sometimes scathing inspection of a group of friends gathered for a celebration that becomes a scorching dissection of a marriage on the brink. (Fine Line Features)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    A caustic comedy of Hollywood manners.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    80
    I can't recall the last time a picture left me feeling so caffeinated.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    60
    The overlapping dialogue and the comedy of famous people playing self-variations is pure Altman (Leigh, not surprisingly, has worked in three Altman films).
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  4. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    20
    A heavy dose of movie-colony narcissism posing as warts-and-all honesty.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. MichaelC
    9
    Thoroughly enjoyable, sexy and smart. The perfect example of how to translate theatre to the cinema. Oh why aren't there more American movies like this one... I wanted to be a friend of these friends.… Expand
  2. elleakaye
    9
    There's something really attractive about Anniversary Party. I remember when I was about 11 or 12, I used to wake up really early to catch some of the movies I wasn't allowed to watch on Starz. This was one of those. It wasn't until I was much older that I finally sat down and watched the whole film and I still have moments where I just want to revisit it. It really is like a small get together with actors and every time you watch the movie, you relive those moments and meetup with your old friends. Each of the performances are spot on and the writing is entertaining. The characters are narcissistic yes, but you still want more of them. I wouldn't suggest this film to many as it isn't for everyone. But perhaps a theatre actor or someone who's working in university to become an actor would benefit from it.… Expand
  3. PaulW.
    8
    Very good movie.

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